While there’s a big gap between seasons with the first for Ace Attorney coming out back in the spring 2016 season, the second season of Ace Attorney got underway with its simulcast as part of the fall 2018 season. Funimation announced previously their intent to dub it since there’s a lot of good crossover with the game fans and they’ve now set the cast for it. The first episode is set to go live at 4:00 pm today and it has Kyle Phillips serving as the ADR director with Tyler Walker working on the scripts.
The English cast includes:
- Eric Vale as Phoenix
- Lindsay Seidel as Maya
- Bryan Massey as Gumshoe
- Kent Williams as Judge
- Dawn M. Bennett as Maggey
- Gregory Lush as Payne
- Ricco Fajardo as Wellington
- Patrick McAlister as Male Adult Bailiff 201A
- Patrick McAlister
- Chris Burnett
- James Larabee
- Justin Briner
- Katy McGregor
- Kelly Greenshield
- Jennifer AuBuchon
- Elisa Annette
Known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban, Capcom went big with the franchise as there’s a live action film, stage play, music and manga adaptation.
The show was directed by Ayumu Watanabe based on the composition from Atsuhiro Tomioka with A-1 Pictures handling the animation. The Japanese cast includes Yuki Kaji as Ryuuichi Naruhodou, Aoi Yuuki as Mayoi Ayasato, Masashi Tamaki as Reiji Mitsuruji, Chie Nakamura as Chihiro Ayasato, Masami Iwasaki as Keisuke Itonokogiri and Tooru Nara as Masashi Yahari.
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Plot concept: Ace Attorney follows rookie lawyer Naruhodo Ryuuichi (Phoenix Wright) and his assistant Mayoi (Maya) as he defends his clients in a court of law. With limited evidence and logic as his only weapon, can Naruhodo turn the case around when all the odds are stacked against him.
